1) What was your favorite thing you did this past summer?

2) What is your favorite hands-on activity with Microbiology? I remember in a micro lab, we did effectiveness of antimicrobial properties with real life foods and garlic inhibited growth of bacterial immensely. As an extreme garlic lover, this was really cool for me.

3) What is your favorite pet? I have a corgi named Ozzy and he is like my whole world lol. I added a picture of him for good measure ;)

Question time:

1. What field of microbiology excites you the most? For me it is viruses, especially rabies!

2. Do you want to do research in the future? I'd like to think I have the skill to do so one day.

The research part of the class sounds like it will be fun. It makes me a bit nervous to plan and regulate every part of the process for the first time. Coming up with the research question seems a little intimidating, but I feel like it will teach me a lot about the research process. Overall, I am very excited for this course!

Questions:

-What field would you like to go into?/What are your post-grad plans?

-Do you have any research experience? Which was your favorite?

1) Why is Lily so beautiful?

2) If you could have any pet, who would it be? Why would it be Lily?

3) What costume should Lily get for Halloween this year?

Thank you all, I look forward to this semester with you.

Some questions I'm interested in asking,

• What motivated you to pursue a microbiology degree?

• What's been your favorite microbiology-related course?

I think with this course I am looking forward to learning more about how to conduct research. Though I have prior knowledge of research practices I still have quite a bit to learn. With this class I hope that it will provide me with that experience and information that I can later tie into my graduate studies and later in life too.

1) What aspects of microbiology interest you most?

2) What was the determining factor for you to choose microbiology as your major?

3) If you are interested in research what kind of research community would you like to be a part of?

• What are you most looking forward to about the Microbiology Capstone?

• What is one fun thing that you did over the summer?

• What has been your favorite classes that you have taken so far in college?

• Are you planning on going to grad school after finishing your bachelors?

• Do you have any pets?

• What is the most difficult class that you have taken as a Microbiology major?

• What do you want to do after you obtain your undergraduate degree?

• What are you excited about?

• What makes microbiology interesting to you?

Outside of school, I enjoy LEGOs and construction projects, as well as pretty much any outdoor activity (hiking, biking, kayaking, snowmobiling, etc.).

I have done some basic guided research before, although this class is intimidating as it feels like I am doing much more "real" research now. However, I look forward to being able to find and research my own questions.

As for questions:

• What part of research do you think will be the most difficult for you? For me I think finding the right question is going to be the most difficult.

• What is the top item on your bucket list?

Outside of research, teaching, and working in the Writing Center, I create art (mostly screen printing, though I am about to venture into some linocut printing and have done a decent amount of oil painting), I play a border-line excessive amount of ttRPGs (think Dungeons and Dragons) and boardgames, and I hang out with my dog, the Great and Terrible Yote (pictured here). I am excited to see what we can build together this semester!

My question for you all is to ask me a question!